"So on top of having to worry about rescuing Grover and retrieving the Golden Fleece, we now have to worry about making demigods mortal? Wait a minute. Does that mean that Annabeth is as well?" Cyrus asked his older brother in shock.
"Yes, it sure seems that way. However, I'm going to be the only one to worry about the demigod problem. You and Annabeth are going to head to Florida, find anybody willing to take you to the Sea of Monsters and rescue Grover. I'll catch up with you when I finish something else that is important. We leave in an hour." Percy told his little brother.
"HOLD UP PERCY!" Cyrus yelled at his older brother.
"Where are you going to be heading to by yourself?" Cyrus asked him. Percy gritted his teeth and looked up at the sky.
"You can't mean you're going to the Olympian Council by yourself?" Annabeth asked her boyfriend. Percy simply nodded to let her know that was exactly what he meant.
"Are you serious right now? Sure they're afraid to attack you outright because our father will retaliate, but the Gods and Goddesses of Olympus have ways of indirectly hurting people." Cyrus told his brother.
"They won't do anything. Want to know why? Because I am going to tell them the truth. As the Gods become closer to extinction, so will their half-human offspring. I will tell them what is happening, and if that isn't enough to make them change their ways, then only the Gods and Goddesses I spare are going to be left with any demigod children. Minus Artemis since she had taken an eternal vow of chastity millennia ago. So far, I am letting Hades, Apollo, Hermes, Demeter, Hera, Hestia, Artemis, Aphrodite and Hephaestus. None of them deserve death. Especially Hestia and Hades. They've helped me more than any of the others." Percy explained to them both. After thinking about it for awhile and realizing that there was no changing Percy's mind when he set it on something, both Cyrus and Annabeth got prepared to head out to Florida.
"You do realize that we'll have a seven-hour head start on Clarisse and….her partner?" Cyrus asked Percy.
"Yes I do Cyrus. Time is of the essence. If Grover is still alive, he won't be much longer since he was captured by a Cyclops." Percy told his little brother. An hour later, Percy created a portal and Cyrus created another one.
"Take care of Annabeth for me?" Percy asked his little brother.
"Of course I will Perce." Cyrus told Percy. The two brothers hugged each other for a brief period of time, before Percy separated the hug and turned to Annabeth.
"I can protect myself, you know?" Annabeth muttered to Percy. He chuckled and walked over to his girlfriend. He looked into her Gray eyes and slowly kissed her fully on the lips. After two or three minutes, Percy pulled away from Annabeth and smiled.
"I know you can protect yourself Annabeth. It is just a precaution." Percy told her warmly. Instead of answering, she just smiled, blushed and nodded at her boyfriend. Percy went into his room and grabbed his duffel bag full of supplies, which included: clothes, spare ambrosia and nectar, his credit card from his father and a few books that he thought he was going to need. Standing in front of the portal, he turned towards Cyrus and Annabeth and told them both with a half smile
"Wish me luck." He then disappeared into the portal with no second look back.
"We should get going too Annabeth. I have a feeling finding a boat isn't going to be so easy." Cyrus told Annabeth. She nodded and grabbed her bag, while Cyrus grabbed his own. After making sure they had everything, they both disappeared through the portal that Cyrus had made.
On Mount Olympus in the Olympian Council meeting room, the remaining Gods and Goddesses with seats on the council were chatting amongst themselves. That was, until Percy appeared in front of them by use of a portal.
"Hello remnants of the Olympian Council. I bring you urgent news." Percy told all of them.
"What news of import could be given to us by a mortal like you?" Zeus asked Percy.
"I'd ask that you listen to my son and listen to what he is trying to tell the last of you ignorant beings." a voice called out from the darkness. Chaos stepped from out of the darkness and took his place on the side of Percy.
"Lord Chaos. We weren't expecting you." Zeus said out loud in fear.
"I'd also ask that you show my son the same respect you show me. Or else." Chaos told Zeus coldly. Zeus gulped in fear and brought his Electric Blue eyes down to Percy.
"You have the floor Lord Jackson." Zeus told Percy with dissatisfaction in his tone.
"Thank you. As I said before I have an urgent matter to discuss: the extinction of all the Olympian and Roman demigods." Percy told the Gods and Goddesses. This grabbed the attention of all of the deities in attendance. Not only because it involved their demigod children, but somehow Percy knew about their Roman personalities.
"How will this extinction come about?" Poseidon asked Percy. Percy looked up at the man who used to be his father, and sighed since he was obviously worried about Alaric.
"Earlier this evening, I noticed that some of the demigods at camp were slowly losing their powers. The only ones affected….were the ones whose godly parent I have already slain." Percy told the council. The uproar that ensued was almost deafening and Percy had to cover his ears.
"SILENCE!" Chaos yelled a few moments later. The room fell into an immediate silence as they all paid attention to Chaos.
"As Percy had said, this is a threat to all Roman and Greek demigods. They shouldn't have to suffer the consequences because their godly parent didn't do their job properly." Chaos told them all coldly.
"My father is right. Your children shouldn't have to suffer the consequences because of your choices over the millennia. Therefore, I have a solution." Percy told them all.
"What is your solution Perseus?" Hermes asked the young demigod.
"My solution is to go ahead and bestow godhood upon those who are worthy enough. People who I know will do their jobs. So far, you need a new God or Goddess of Wine, a new God or Goddess of War and a new God or Goddess of Wisdom. I've got a few candidates, but they are all around my age." Percy told the council. Some grumbles formed throughout the entire council, but they soon passed as they didn't want to get yelled at by Chaos again.
"Who would you suggest and for which positions?" Zeus asked Percy after mulling it over for a little while.
"Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena, for Goddess of Wisdom. After she finishes her quest, Clarisse La Rue, Daughter of Ares, for Goddess of War. Finally, Pollux, Son of Dionysus, for God of Wine. Even though we really don't need a Wine God on the council." Percy told them all. The council talked amongst themselves for a considerable length of time, making sure they talked about the pros and the cons of the decision. While waiting for them to come to a decision, he walked over to the fountain outside of the council room and tossed a drachma into it.
"Oh Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering." Percy told the mist coming from the fountain.
"Who do you wish to contact?" a woman's voice materialized out of nowhere.
"Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena." Percy answered. The mist showed where his brother and girlfriend were, and it looked like they were having trouble finding a ship to take them to the Sea of Monsters. By the buildings surrounding them, he could only assume they were in Palm Beach, Florida.
"Annabeth. Look over here." Percy told his girlfriend. The blonde looked around confused until she turned around to see her boyfriend's face looking at her.
"Hello Percy. How are things on your end?" Annabeth asked her boyfriend.
"Oh they're going good. One quick question though, how do you feel about being a Goddess?" Percy asked in a hypothetical tone. Annabeth's eyes narrowed at Percy and she crossed her arms across her chest in impatience.
"Percy, what did you do?" Annabeth asked her boyfriend dryly.
"I might have simply suggested that you become the new Goddess of Wisdom." Percy told her while rubbing the back of his head.
"YOU WHAT?!" Annabeth yelled at Percy. She was in utter disbelief that her boyfriend would ever do that. Not only was she in disbelief, but she was also hurt. Being a Goddess would mean that she would also be immortal, which only led to her seeing all of the people she cared about dying around her.
"I'm sorry Annabeth but you were the best choice I could come up with. You're responsible, you have an extreme eye for detail and not to mention I trust you completely." Percy told her in apologetic tone.
"Percy, the last thing I want to be is a Goddess. I'm sure that you can find someone else who would want that position. Someone that you can trust." Annabeth told him.
"I'll think of someone. I'll be sending you another Iris message when I'm done, so I can meet up with you guys alright?" Percy asked her. She simply nodded her head at Percy and the Iris message disconnected. Percy rubbed the crease between his eyebrows since he was going to have to go with plan B: Daedalus.
"Well Annabeth doesn't want to be a Goddess, so I have another suggestion: Daedalus." Percy told the Olympian Council. This made the council freeze in their thrones.
"What did you say Lord Perseus?" Zeus asked with his teeth clenched. "I said, I recommend Daedalus to be the new God of Wisdom." Percy repeated slowly to Zeus.
"No offense Perseus, but nobody has heard nor seen Daedalus for nearly two millennia. How are you sure he is alive?" Poseidon asked suspiciously.
"I'm sure because when I was in the Underworld, I did not see his soul. All dead souls must go to the Underworld correct? If it is not there, then that means he is still alive." Percy answered.
"Let us say for the sake of argument that he is alive, where would he be hiding?" Aphrodite asked timidly.
"One of the few places that even the Olympian Council cannot see: the Labyrinth." Percy answered. He was a bit hesitant at giving the Gods and Goddesses answers, since it would no doubt give them much more questions that Percy shouldn't have the answer to. As Hermes was about to ask Percy a question, Chaos intervened on his son's behalf.
"Listen here, members of the Olympian Council. Everything that Percy knows, I have told him myself. I like to keep close tabs on certain demigods, and I know for a fact that Daedalus is alive and well and hiding in his Labyrinth. I also told Percy the two ways that he could navigate through the Labyrinth without getting lost. I have even told him where to find such a rare mortal." Chaos told the Gods boredly and impatiently. This seemed to work as a cover-up since none of the Gods had any more questions.
"Now, I will find Daedalus and ask him whether or not he will become the God of Wisdom, then come back here. If I come back with him, he will have said yes. If I don't come back with him, then I suppose you already know what that means." Percy told the Gods in finality. With that, he made a portal to go to Rachel's house in Washington and walked through it. He appeared in front of a very familiar house, that he had seen via Iris message a few times. With a heavy sigh, he walked up to the door and knocked on it four times. Waiting for nearly five minutes, he was about to leave when Rachel opened up the front door.
"Do I know you?" she asked him suspiciously.
"No you don't. At least, you don't know me yet. The name is Percy Jackson, Son of Chaos." Percy told Rachel.
"Son of Chaos? What does that mean?" Rachel asked him.
"It means that I, like many others, am a demigod. Half-human and half-god. Or in my case, a half-primordial being." Percy explained to her.
"You are crazy." Rachel told him bluntly. She tried to shut the door on him, but Percy stopped it with his hand.
"No I am not crazy, Rachel. I am a demigod, and I am from a different timeline. In that timeline, I was a Son of Poseidon and you and I met at the Hoover Dam two years from now. I have unfortunately ran into a problem that I need your help with." Percy told her. Rachel eased up some of the pressure that she was putting into shutting the front door.
"How do you know my name? And what do you mean you're from a different timeline?" Rachel asked him suspiciously.
"It would be much more easier if I talked to you inside away from prying ears. May I come inside?" Percy asked her. After thinking about it for a few moments, Rachel decided to let Percy inside of her house and hear his story. She led him into the kitchen, since she absolutely didn't trust him to go inside of her bedroom. They had just only met after all. She pointed to a chair sitting on the side of the island in her kitchen, and Percy gladly took the seat and began his story in full. An hour and a half later, Percy had finished his story. Of course, he only started it from the moment they met each other. He'd still be in the middle of it if he had told her everything.
"So if I got this whole thing right, you and I were friends in the last timeline, and I became the host of the Oracle of Delphi?" Rachel asked him.
"And to think it all started with me accidentally attacking you." Percy said. His tone had a nervous chuckle in it, and he also rubbed the back of his head with his right hand.
"You also were a Son of Poseidon? Now you're a Son of Chaos? What is the difference?" Rachel asked Percy.
"Being a Son of Poseidon gives you powers over water, like: the ability to breathe underwater, the ability to choose whether or not your clothes get wet, forming weapons out of water and etc. Being a Son of Chaos, I can control and create all of the elements, control time, use portals to get everywhere and whatever other ability I was born with. I have to ask my Dad what those are." Percy explained to her.
"But earlier, you said that the Gods weren't allowed to have direct contact with their children. What makes your Dad so special?" Rachel asked in suspicion.
"My father created the Titans and by extension, he created the Olympian Gods. Those rules were made for the Titans and the Olympian Gods. Besides, my Dad has the most powerful being since the beginning of time. The Olympians, The Titans, and now the Fates, are afraid of my father. They wouldn't do anything to anger him and listen intently to everything he tells them." Percy explained to Rachel. She slumped in her chair since she was probably looking at the most powerful demigod on the planet.
"You also said you had the Curse of Achilles? What is that?" she asked him after awhile.
"Guessing they didn't have Greek Mythology as a lesson in your school huh? The Curse of Achilles is exactly that: a curse. With it, most of your body becomes immune to attack. However, if you are struck with a weapon of any kind in the one spot that isn't immune, then…." he stopped his explanation and used his thumb and made it go across his throat.
"You die? Just like that?" Rachel asked in disbelief. Percy simply nodded his head at Rachel and leaned back in the chair he was occupying.
"What would one have to do to get this curse?" she asked.
"You wouldn't want this curse for four reasons. Reason number one, the spot you choose that isn't invulnerable will kill you if it is even slightly damaged. Reason number 2, the stress on your body can cause you to die of over-exhaustion if you're not careful. Reason number 3, you'd have to both eat and sleep a lot. Finally, reason number 4, you can still die since you're not immortal. Poison, drowning, burning, diseases, dehydration and all the other ways a human can die, can and will kill you." Percy told Rachel.
"Doesn't stop one from wondering how to get the curse." Rachel told Percy in reply. Percy sighed then rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"Fine. You have to bathe in the River Styx. When you do that you must envision one thing that ties you to the living. You also have to imagine that one vulnerable spot on your body. Also, you must have your parents' blessing before you do all of this, because if you don't your body disintegrates and is forever lost in the River Styx." Percy explained bluntly.
"Everything that has to do with this curse has to deal with death." Rachel stated out loud. "Pretty much." Percy agreed.
"So you need my help with what again?" Rachel asked. This was after ten minutes of a rather uncomfortable silence.
"I need your help with navigating through the Labyrinth and getting to its center, where I will ask Daedalus if he will be the new God of Wisdom." Percy explained to her. Rachel frowned at this, since she had thought that Athena was the Goddess of Wisdom.
"What about Athena?" Rachel asked him. Percy blinked at the question that caught him off-guard.
"What about her?" Percy asked Rachel.
"What will happen to her if Daedalus accepts the offer of Godhood?" Rachel asked.
"Oh, you needn't worry about that. Athena is dead, which is why I'm trying to find a new God or Goddess of Wisdom. I killed her." Percy told Rachel simply. Rachel blinked as Percy told her that as if it were everyday that somebody killed a God or a Goddess.
"How is that possible? Why is that possible?" Rachel asked herself out loud.
"To answer your first question, it is possible because my father has that power, so naturally my brother and I inherited that. To answer the second question, it is because my father wants me to purge Olympus and rebuild it. Keep the Gods and Goddesses who have been doing their jobs for all of these millennia, and get rid of the rest and replace them." Percy told her. Rachel slumped in her chair even more, not knowing how Percy was okay with all of this.
"So we can go to the Labyrinth now and be back in a few hours, then I'll bring you back here. Deal?" Percy asked her. He got up from his seat and placed his backpack on his shoulder, while holding his hand out to Rachel. To say Rachel was hesitant to go with Percy was a complete understatement. He had just showed up out of nowhere and told her all of this seemingly impossible stuff, but due to seeing some rather strange and unexplainable things in her life, she decided to go with him. Percy smiled and created a portal with his other hand, which shocked and awed her. Timidly following Percy through the portal and appeared outside right next to a pile of rocks shaped like a large fist.
"Where are we?" Rachel asked Percy.
"This is Zeus' Fist inside of the borders of Camp Half-Blood and the entrance of the Labyrinth." Percy told Rachel. Percy pressed something on the rocks and caused a hole to appear, then disappeared into the hole and Rachel quickly followed in fear of being left behind. They were both underground and it was dark as hell.
"I can't see anything. How am I supposed to navigate through this damned Labyrinth if I can't see where I'm walking?" Rachel asked Percy. Percy created a rather large ball of fire in his left hand and smirked at Rachel.
"Show off." Rachel muttered.
"In the last timeline, you said you saw a slight lighting in the floor and that led us to Daedalus' Workshop." Percy told Rachel. Rachel focused her attention on the ground and began walking in front of Percy, hoping to hell that he wasn't going to let anything happen to her down there. They were walking for a long time when Rachel stopped in front of him. Percy wasn't paying attention and accidentally ended up bumping into her. He brought up the ball flames to notice that a few stray monsters were in front of them. He walked in front of Rachel and took his pen out of his pocket with his right hand.
"A pen? What are you going to do with that? Write on them to death?" Rachel asked in fear. Percy smirked and clicked the button on the pen and watched as the pen transformed into his trusty black sword with red in the middle of the blade. Channeling his power, he made flames appear on the blade. He then swung the sword in the direction of the monsters and watched as a wide arc of flames flew towards them unmercifully. The monsters shrieked in agony since they didn't even smell them enter the room. Percy himself had forgotten that being a Son of Chaos meant he had no scent to monsters. He clicked the button on his sword and made it turn back into a pen, then motioned for Rachel to continue navigating.
"Awesome pen." Rachel muttered in surprise as she walked past the burning corpses of the bodies. She continued walking until she reached a door that was made out of hardened mud. She opened the door and was surprised to see an old man with horns and goat legs.
"Pan." Percy muttered. Yet another thing that he had forgotten about from the last timeline.
"Who is there?" Pan asked in a raspy voice.
"My name is Percy Jackson, Son of Chaos. I'm with my friend, Rachel Elizabeth Dare." Percy answered the Lord of the Wild. He was dying slowly, but Pan still had a year before he completely faded from existence.
"Why are you here, m'boy?" Pan asked Percy.
"We were heading towards Daedalus' Workshop, but your door came up first. Would you like me to open you a portal so you can go to either Olympus or Camp Half-Blood?" Percy asked the god.
"I would rather much just stay here." Pan told Percy.
"You need to go to Camp Half-Blood to go see the Council of Cloven Elders. Everyday they send more and more Satyrs to look for you, and that means as long as you're alive they will continue to do so. My friend got his searcher's license last year and started as well. Just talk to the Council of Cloven Elders and stay there until I return. Please?" Percy asked Pan. Pan looked at Percy with curiosity twinkling in his slowly dying eyes.
"Fine young demigod. I shall do as you ask. Will I be able to return here afterwards?" Pan asked Percy.
"I honestly cannot guarantee that. The Labyrinth has a mind of its own and it is always changing. If I send you to the Council of Cloven Elders, then you might not ever come back to this exact spot." Percy told the Lord of the Wild honestly.
"I see. Well what are you waiting for? Make the portal." Pan told Percy with a smile. Percy returned a smile and opened a portal that led to the Council of Cloven Elders.
"Thank you Percy Jackson. Thank you." Pan told Percy before walking through the portal.
"Shall we continue?" Percy asked Rachel. She was still in a bit of a daze since she had just met a God, but still nodded her head and led the way. Another twenty minutes later they arrived at the familiar futuristic door and flooring that was Daedalus' Workshop. Percy extinguished the flame floating above his left hand and then opened the door to see Quintus a.k.a Daedalus laying down on a cot.
"Hello Daedalus. How are you this evening?" Percy asked Daedalus. The man turned over to see Percy and Rachel and got off of his cot.
"What do you mean evening? It was afternoon when we left my house." Rachel whispered into Percy's ear.
"Time moves differently in the Labyrinth. It might have been two and half hours that we've been in here, but in the real world it is nearly 5 o'clock in the evening." Percy told Rachel. Daedalus looked at Percy and squinted at him.
"What business does a demigod have with me?" Daedalus asked Percy suspiciously.
"I'm extending an offer to you Daedalus. An offer of Godhood." Percy told the male. Daedalus simply laughed at Percy since he thought this was an obvious joke. He laughed for the next ten minutes or so. He continued laughing until he saw the serious look on Percy's face.
"You're serious. Who are you?" Daedalus asked. "Percy Jackson, Son of Chaos." Percy answered.
"That is impossible. Chaos has no half-blood children." The room had gotten a bit colder since they stepped in and Chaos appeared in the room.
"It is not impossible Daedalus. Percy is my demigod son and he has a brother who is also my demigod progeny. Now would you like to be the new God of Wisdom?" Chaos asked the male.
"Of course Lord Chaos. If I may ask, what happened to my mother?" Daedalus asked Chaos.
"She was killed by my son Percy, on my orders. He is currently destroying and rebuilding the Olympian Council since most of those incompetent fools have been neglecting their duties for far too long." Chaos explained before disappearing.
"Just let me pack my things then." Daedalus said.
"There won't be any need for that. You're going to be a God. You won't have need for any of this." Percy told Daedalus. Daedalus looked around at all of his inventions sadly since he wanted to take them all, but deep down he knew that Percy was right. As a God, he'd no longer have any use for his inventions.
"I understand I may have no use for them, but I can't just leave them here to collect dust." Daedalus told Percy. Percy did have to admit that Daedalus was correct about that.
"Alright. Pack them up and I'll get them to the demigods in Athena's cabin back at Camp Half-Blood. Except for the laptop. I have a girlfriend who would like that as a gift." Percy told Daedalus. He nodded and began to quickly pack his things. Five minutes later, he had everything packed and he handed it to Percy. The laptop he kept in his hands while looking around at his room. Percy created a portal that led to Rachel's house.
"Thank you for your help Rachel. Unfortunately, this is the part where you go home." Percy told her. A smirk was on his face that showed her this wasn't their last meeting.
"When will I see you again?" Rachel asked Percy.
"Next year at the Hoover Dam." Percy answered honestly. She nodded and proceeded to walk through the portal that Percy had created, but stopped and gave Percy a hug first. This shocked Percy the most, since he was completely ready to close the portal behind Percy.
"See you around Percy." Rachel told him. Percy nodded at her and watched as she walked through the portal. After closing that portal, he opened another that opened in the Chamber of the Olympian Council.
"Are you ready for your new life Daedalus?" Percy asked the inventor.
"As ready as I ever will be, young demigod." Daedalus answered nervously. Percy walked through the portal first to give Daedalus a few moments to gather his nerves, then looked up at the remaining members of the Olympian Council.
"It seems that Daedalus isn't with you Lord Perseus, which means that you failed." Zeus told Percy. His voice was filled with pride and happiness. His dreams were shot a few seconds later when Daedalus came out of the portal. Zeus also felt irritation at seeing Percy's condescending smirk, directed at the God of Thunder himself.
"Esteemed members of the Olympian Council," Percy sarcastically said "I present to you Daedalus, your new God of Wisdom." With that, Daedalus' body began to form a golden glow and he ended up dropping the laptop. Due to Percy's quick reflexes though, he caught it before it fell to the ground and shattered. He took off his backpack and placed the laptop safely in it, before zipping it back up and putting it back on.
"Welcome to the Olympian Council, Daedalus, God of Wisdom." Percy told Daedalus with a smile. He then turned towards the rest of the Olympians.
"I expect you all to treat Daedalus with the same respect that you show my father. I will come back later with the decisions of the others. Goodbye." Percy told them with finality. With that, Percy walked back over to the fountain and fished another drachma out of his pocket. Tossing it into the fountain, he said the same words he had spoken earlier and once again found himself looking at Annabeth.
"Where are you guys?" Percy asked her. Annabeth was shocked to hear her boyfriend's voice, but turned around.
"According to Alaric, we are 30, 31 N and 75, 12 W. We found Clarisse and are traveling with her right now." Annabeth told him.
"I'll be there in a sec." Percy told her. With that, the Iris message closed and the portal Percy had made was opened. Without taking a second look back, he walked through the portal and came out right next to Annabeth.
"Have you guys passed Scylla or Charybdis yet?" Percy asked Annabeth.
"No we haven't. We should be approaching them soon though." Annabeth answered. Her tone was filled with worry.
"I have a plan. Don't worry Anny." Percy whispered into her ear.
"Dad I'm going to need your help. I need to make it so when Scylla attacks the ship, she slows down. Giving us enough time to defend ourselves." Percy thought to his father.
"I know exactly what you are asking. You want me to give you a quick tutorial about how to cover the ship with your powers over time, so when Scylla's heads come to attack, they slow down when they enter a certain radius. Correct?" Chaos asked his son. That whole explanation confused Percy at first, but then he realized that was what he was referring to. Just the technical and more confusing way of saying it.
"Simply use your powers over time and imagine covering the ship in a perfect circle." Chaos answered.
"You never taught me how to use my powers over time. Remember? I only learned how to use Charmspeak." Percy told his dad in thought.
"Right. I had completely forgotten. It is pretty much like Charmspeak, but without using words. Feel the power within you and feel it coming out of yourself and covering the entire ship. Since you're not used to it, you might feel a bit worn out afterwards." Chaos told Percy. Percy simply nodded then blinked when he realized that Annabeth had been talking to him the entire time.
"What do you think Percy?" Annabeth asked him.
"About what?" Percy asked Annabeth. Confusion was swimming heavily in his Golden eyes.
"Who'd we have a better chance with? Scylla or Charybdis?" Clarisse had asked Percy with annoyance in her tone.
"Scylla. With my powers over time, I can slow her down so we can kill her. I'd prefer my brother to do it, since he has a weapon that can permanently kill her." Percy told them all. At that, Cyrus took his pen out of his pocket and popped off the lid. It grew into an 8-foot lance made out of Imperial Gold.
"Ready for action." Cyrus answered.
"Good, because we're at their strait." Clarisse told them. The area surrounding them went dark and Cyrus materialized a large ball of flame, so that they could see around of the ghost pirates yelled a few seconds after Cyrus made the ball of fire, and that caused everyone to get on alert.
"IT'S SCYLLA!" Clarisse yelled out loud.